Thesaurus results for MAGICIAN

magician

noun

mə-ˈji-shən

as in sorcerer

a person skilled in using supernatural forces the magician was able to summon the birds of the air and the beasts of the field with a simple spell

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as in conjurer

one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment the famous magician's signature trick was pulling a rabbit out of a hat

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Recent Examples of magician The gala, taking place March 7 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, has set performances from Traitors star Eric Nam, magician and mentalist Kevin Li, singer Peng Peng and singer-songwriter Sinéad Harnett, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. —

Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026 Again, sourced by the archival magicians Raffe Vintage. —

Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2026 Méliès, a prominent French stage magician who turned to filmmaking after seeing the Lumière brothers in Paris in 1895, pioneered theatrical tricks such as double exposure, black screens and forced perspective. —

Eric Henderson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 In 2008, Lake became the youngest magician in history to receive magic’s highest honor — The Merlin Award for International Stage Magician of the Year. —

Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for magician

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The land of sorcerers, dragons and savagery played out across eight gripping series, drawing millions of viewers into the fictional worlds of Westeros, Essos, and beyond.

— Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
The women in the corps are swans because of a spell cast on them by a sorcerer named von Rothbart.

— David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026